Throughout Lent we will use a seasonal psalm, Marty Haugen’s “Be With Me”.
Entrance: We Are Called (Haas) AOV 2/60
Gifts: God of Second Chances (Haas)
Communion: Tree of Life (Thompson) AOV NG 138
Recessional: Though the Mountains May Fall (Schutte) AOV 1/182
LASST UNS ERFRUEN is a very frequent Easter tune, here setting John Mason Neale’s translation of Claro Paschali Gaudio C5 Latin. It seems to be more usually set to PUER NOBIS NASCITUR.
The text is public domain so I’m putting up the version in CWB II. It has an extra verse and some rearrangements of lines compared to other versions I have seen and lots of alleluias.
1 That Easter day with joy was bright,
the sun shone out with fairer light, Alleluia, allelulia!
when, to their longing eyes restored,
the glad apostles saw their Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia, allelulia!
Alleluia, allelulia!
2 His risen flesh with radiance glowed,
his wounded hands and feet he showed, Alleluia, allelulia!
those scars their solemn witness gave
that Christ was risen from the grave.
Alleluia, alleluia, allelulia!
Alleluia, allelulia!
3 O Jesus, strong in gentleness,
who with your grace our hearts possess, Alleluia, allelulia!
that we will give you all our days
the willing tribute of our praise.
Alleluia, alleluia, allelulia!
Alleluia, allelulia!
4 O lord of all, with us abide
in this our joyful Eastertide; Alleluia, allelulia!
from every weapon death can wield.
your own redeemed forever shield.
Alleluia, alleluia, allelulia!
Alleluia, allelulia!
5 All praise to you, O risen Lord,
from death to endless life restored; Alleluia, allelulia!
to God the Father equal praise,
and Spirit blest, our songs we raise.
Alleluia, alleluia, allelulia!
Alleluia, allelulia!
OK, this is another good song in CWB II that I haven’t come across before in their songs for Easter, so I should cease my complaining.
This is a Taize song by Jacques Berthier where the assembly sings “Surrexit Christus” and “Cantate Domino” instead of “Christ is Risen” and “Sing to the Lord” because they may sing the verses in many possible languages and they can all sing Latin together.
The cantor sings the verses in their own language, while the assembly hums. Cantus Mundo has the English text.
It is available in this collection from GIA.
CWB II gave me chords for a change so making a BIAB backing was a bit easier this time. It’s meant to be lively.
This isn’t in English.
… I’ve done
This is a lovely song from Jennifer O’Brien for Easter that is a good find in Catholic Worship Book II.
The tune has a slightly irregular structure with only seven bars in the refrain. The melody goes off in interesting directions in the eight bar verse.
The only source I can find is CWB II, so for those who have that I made a backing. I guessed the chords. which wasn’t hard but really should have been included.
It would be uncharitable to suggest that blogging the songs for Easter in Catholic Worship Book II is a Lenten penance… so I won’t say that.
360 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
361 Jesus Lives, Jesus Lives Today
“Now Is Eternal Life” fits the pattern of a c20 copyright text set to an older traditional tune. The text is by George Wallace Briggs (1875-1959) and here the setting is HAREWOOD by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-76), although it is usually set to other tunes. (eg CHRISTCHURCH)
The text is here, although CWB II cuts the second verse shown there and with good reason.
I got the chords from Together in Song to make my backing because they certainly weren’t in CWB II.
Christopher Willcock translated Didier Rimuad’s Easter text and set it to music.
The text is in the preview at OCP, where you can purchase the sheet music. Listen to the preview to hear the challenging yet marvellous music. I think the verse needs a cantor and really a choir for the counterpoint would be best.
Throughout Lent we will use a seasonal psalm, Marty Haugen’s “Be With Me”.
Entrance: Hosea (Norbet) AOV 1/30
Gifts: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83
Communion: Unless a Grain of Wheat (Farrell) AOV 1/35
Recessional: A New Heart for a New World (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158
CWB II continues its run of traditional hymnody for Easter with:
357 Good Shepherd, You Know Us
… and this song set to LLANFAIR with a text by James Quinn.
The text is here (thanks, Mary).
This Easter song is by Keith David Pearson based on a text by John of Damascus and set to AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM.
The text is here, and it is in Together In Song (391) as well as CWB II.
This is a joyful Easter song from CWB II with a tune for the refrain and two separate verse tunes.
The text is by John Edward Bowers and it is set to SALVA FESTES DIES by Ralph Vaughn Williams.
I can’t find the lyrics on the net and so for those with CWB II or Worship 3rd ed or the other hymnals listed in Hymnary…
As usual I had to find the chords elsewhere for my BIAB backing.
